Officers, with help from NCIS, make heroin trafficking arrest in Ridgecrest

Thursday

Feb 7, 2013 at 1:02 PMFeb 8, 2013 at 4:08 PM

Ridgecrest Police officers, in conjunction with Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents, disrupted a trafficker of heroin into Ridgecrest, making one arrest, seizing firearms and a large amount of cash.

Brock Eric Weisbrich was arrested on suspicion of transporting and selling heroin in town following the execution of a search warrent into Weisbrich's residence and vehicle.

According to a Ridgecrest Police Department release, officers with NCIS investigated Weisbrich over the span of two months.

According to the release, officers seized 72 grams of Mexican brown heroin, with an estimated value of $7,200. They also found what officers described as "a large amount of money," several firearms and heroin.

Weisbrich was booked into Kern County Jail and is being held on $55,000 bail.